The printing industry in Malaysia has been a vital contributor to the country's economy, providing printing services to various industries, including packaging, advertising, and publishing. As of 2022, the industry accounts for 1.5% of Malaysia's GDP and employs over 100,000 workers, making up 0.7% of the total workforce in the country. In this article, we will explore the key statistics, factors contributing to the industry's growth and success, each industry's growth and comparison to previous years, key trends including technological disruptions, challenges, and future outlook of the printing industry in Malaysia.
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FEDEX OFFICE
9,659
+65 1800 463 3339
At FedEx Office, printing, packing and shipping are in our roots. But get to know us and you’ll discover we provide so much more. Every day, our team members consult with customers to help them find just the right solutions to suit their needs — from personal projects to small-business marketing and large commercial print projects. From our headquarters in Plano, Texas, we support a network of 15,000 talented team members, serving more than 2,200 locations across North America. And together we foster a culture where people deliver exceptional experiences and outstanding service for their customers, their teams and their communities.FedEx is also proud to be ranked among the top 20 in the FORTUNE Most Admired Companies List for our 18th consecutive year, with 14 of those years ranking among the top 10. FedEx has also been ranked as one of the top 50 companies to work for by LinkedIn.
BANNERSHOP MALAYSIA
10
+60 3-9282 0888
BannerShop is a Hong Kong based company which engages in super wide format digital printing business in Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, London & Kuala Lumpur. We offer wide range of digital options, including POS display, banner & bunting, transit advertising, billboard, sticker, event and exhibitions display, fabric printing, mounting and etc.With more than 10 years of experience in printing industry, we adhere to setup our production workshop in Hong Kong, Australia, Malaysia and UK and introduce 24-hours operation to ensure most efficient production time. Our Malaysia Headquarters based in Shamelin, Cheras and we have 12 branches across Malaysia. Bannershop endeavours to deliver the best prices in the industry so that your signage solution is as affordable as possible. It does this because it is highly experienced in mass production and has bulk purchasing power gaining very competitive prices on most materials.
BRADY CORPORATION ASIA PTE LTD
24
+65 6477 7261
Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect people, products and premises. Brady’s products help customers increase safety, security, productivity and performance and include high-performance labels, signs, safety devices, printing systems and software. Founded in 1914, the Company has a diverse customer base in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, education, medical, aerospace and a variety of other industries. Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as of August 1, 2014, employed approximately 6,400 people in its worldwide businesses. Brady’s fiscal 2014 sales were approximately $1.23 billion. Brady stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC. More information is available on the Internet at www.bradyid.com.sg.
DFA DESIGN & PRINT
2
+61 434 347 635
DFA Design & Print is a Sutherland Shire based graphic design and print business. We design and print business cards, menus, posters, flyers, labels/stickers, booklets, brochures, business stationary, custom stamps and NCR quote/invoice/receipt books.
DURST GROUP AG
464
+65 6515 4436
Durst. Advanced Digital Printing and Production TechnologyDurst is a world-leading manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies. In the active business areas, Durst is the first choice and a preferred partner for the transformation and digitization of industrial production processes. Durst is a family company with an 80-year history, where values are focused on innovation, customer orientation, sustainability, and quality. Further information about the Durst Group can be found on the website www.durst-group.com.
EASITECH PTE LTD
6
+65 6100 3274
Easitech Pte Ltd is a leading online printing company in Singapore, has established itself as a major player in the industry with its distinct vision and clear approach to helping local businesses grow, especially local SMEs. Combine with our vast experienced and the latest technology in printing, resulting Easitech Pte Ltd deliver high-end printing services and reliable color printing at discount printing costs.Easitech Pte Ltd is dedicated to deliver high quality and excellent services to our customer ensuring the utmost satisfaction. To prove our confidence in the services and products we provided, we are offering a satisfaction guarantee to all our products
TOSHIBA TEC SINGAPORE (TSE)
169
+65 6481 9488
Established in 1989, TOSHIBA TEC Singapore has over 30 years experience in designing, building and serving world-class turnkey ODM/OEM solutions for Fortune 500 companies worldwide as well as for Best in Class small and medium-sized enterprises. Our solutions include Point-of-Sale (POS), ATM Terminals, Self-Serve Kiosks, Self-Serve Ticketing Systems, Lottery Terminals, Industrial Control and Automation, Digital Signage, Payment Terminals, Healthcare Printing Systems and many more embedded applications. Delivering state of the art ODM/OEM products to key players in industries including transport & logistics, retail, banking and healthcare, we helps customers stay ahead of the competition.TOSHIBA TEC Singapore is also the regional sales headquarters for South East Asia, South-Asia, Middle East and Africa regions for Toshiba MFPs and Barcode printers.TOSHIBA TEC Singapore, headquartered in Singapore, is a TOSHIBA TEC Corporation Group company, an operating company of TOSHIBA Corporation.
FUISLAND OFFSET PRINTING PTE LTD
9
+65 6861 5033
Established in 1996, Fuisland Offset Printing (Fuisland) is a leading one-stop printing company in Singapore.Book printing is at the heart of Fuisland’s professional printing services. Over the years, Fuisland has gained tremendous industry knowledge in the areas of book printing from encyclopaedias, assessment books, coffee table books, travel guides, cook books, to story books and more.Since 1996, Fuisland has grown its clientele exponentially and they include world renown publishers and design houses, government agencies, statutory boards, and non-profit organisations.With a fully equipped facility from pre-press service, to printing, right through to the book binding process, Fuisland has the ability to closely monitor and oversee each print process to ensure the highest product quality.At Fuisland, we endeavour to provide you printing experience you cannot refuse.
FLINT GROUP
3,338
+65 3107 2018
Flint Group is dedicated to bringing colour and function to the printing and packaging products that consumers touch, see and use each day.Today, Flint Group has more to offer than ever before. We offer an unmatched product portfolio spanning inks, blankets, pressroom chemistry, consumables and colourants. With impressive global resources, local service and personalised expertise, we provide printers, publishers, packaging printers and converters with the most reliable products in the most streamlined fashion.LinkedIn plays a key role in securing the personal data that appears on LinkedIn. As the administrator of Flint Group fanpage we can only take limited actions towards personal data that you have shared on LinkedIn. In order to learn about LinkedIn measures to protect personal data, we advise you reading the text at this link: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy Flint Group has also taken steps to ensure the security of your personal data. We have analyzed the risks associated with individual data processing processes, and implemented appropriate security and personal data protection measures. We monitor the condition of our technical infrastructure on an ongoing basis, train staff, observe the procedures applied, and introduce necessary improvements. If you want to know more please check our Privacy statement available at this link: https://flintgrp.com/en/privacy-statement/ If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at data.protection@flintgrp.comThe fanpage is embedded in LinkedIn, therefore all used cookies come from LinkedIn. We encourage you to read the details on the website: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. We emphasize that we have no influence on the operations performed on the basis of cookies by LinkedIn.
MINISTRY OF PRINT PTE LTD
3
+65 8228 6119
Ministry of Print is the best t-shirt printing & corporate gifts company in Singapore. At M.O.P, we insist on providing immaculate customer service while offering affordable T-Shirt printing services & Quality Corporate gifts to all our clients as we believe that your product satisfaction is our main priority. As we have been in the t-shirt printing business for many years, besides being an expert in the manufacturing & customisation of t-shirts, we also have a wide range of t-shirts and corporate gifts in our factory for you to select from.
PACKTICA INDONESIA
3
+60 3-9133 2288
Pioneer in #securityprinting industry in Malaysia since 2010. We aim to provide our crafted solutions to help other nations, with our expansion to Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Philippine and higher positive growth in the coming years.With 12 years experience, more than 70 million QR codes generated, and 4 branches in SEA and counting, we are commit to become the global provider of multi-functional cross platform solutions related to security printing to protect products and businesses from fraud and imitation.
PRINTING.COM
199
+64 800 867 746
Printing.com operates in the UK, Netherlands, Ireland, France, US and New Zealand offering a broad range of printing including leaflets, booklets, postcards, promotional cards, invitations, letterheads and business cards. Printing.com UK is one of the most progressive and innovative print companies, focussing on the business needs of the SME market. The Company’s state-of-art commercial printing and ancillary equipment is based at the centralised Production Hub with the head office in Manchester.Printing.com has four routes to market:OnlineFranchise StoresBolt-on FranchisesCompany owned Stores.The company’s UK full-colour print comes with a ‘guaranteed’ turnaround time and is available from its network of over 300 dedicated stores and franchise partners spread out across the country. A free Buying Guide packed is available from the company website with incredible ideas and amazing advice.Printing.com is one of the UK’s most environmentally responsible printers having achieved ISO 14001, FSC and PEFC certification.
POLYART
75
+65 8893 2003
The Polyart Group was born from the merger of Arjobex, MDV, TechFolien and Reisewitz companies. It specializes in specialty coatings on paper and films, and the production and sale of synthetic paper. It owns leading brands such as Polyart®, Fluolux®, Robuskin®, Fiberskin® and Satinex®. Polyart® has been a valued partner to the graphic design and printing industry for over 50 years. Polyart® is the synthetic paper that looks and prints like paper but has the durability of plastic. Polyart® products are designed for a wide variety of applications such as durable labels, tags, maps, brochures, menus, cookbooks, door hangers, signs and displays, shelf-talkers, event tickets, In Mould Labeling for blow moulded containers (IML labeling), high-end packaging, retail promotions and more. With worldwide sales, Polyart operates manufacturing sites and R&D centers in Europe (France, UK and Germany) and the US (Charlotte, NC) and sales offices in India, China and Singapore. With its strategy of constant innovation, Polyart® provides customers with high added-value and environmentally-friendly solutions for the labeling and graphic market.
HONSEN GROUP
63
+65 6741 9888
WHO WE AREFounded in 1995 with humble beginnings of only 5 staff, Honsen Pte Ltd has emerged as a leading printer in the region offering one of the most comprehensive printing and converting services to customers across a spectrum of industries, adding value to our customers through innovative solutions.Our markets include: Food & Beverage, Retail & FMCG, Oil & Chemical, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Aerospace & Automobile.Now with an impressive staff strength of 250, we are committed to deliver exceptional service and quality products to our customers. Our Vision:To be the trend setter in the labelling industry who creates strategic value for our stakeholders.Our Misson:Partnering customers to stay ahead through innovative labelling solutions.
YAMAGATA MALAYSIA
41
+60 6-799 2814
Yamagata (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is a subsidiary of Yamagata Corporation, a global company with its headquarters situated in Yokohama, Japan. Having been in the industry for over a century, the parent company is reputable and well-established, producing some 15 million manuals every month and with offices all over the world.Established in 1991, Yamagata Malaysia offers state-of-the-art production facilities aimed at delivering the best to our clientele in the Asian region.From precise translations for multilingual business projects to the planning, scenario, and production of turning raw scripts into camera-ready pages, films, online help, web, and animation; our services are varied yet specialized. Yamagata Malaysia is proud of its dedication to its work and its reputation for excellence, which is derived from our uncompromising stand on quality.
QLM LABEL MAKERS
132
+61 1300 792 782
At QLM Label Makers we bring LABELS ALIVE with Premium Quality Labels, Beautiful Packaging and the Best Value Label Printers.When you are ready to bring your BRAND ALIVE speak with QLM. We start by asking What do you want to achieve? - so we can get a better understanding of your business and develop the right solutions to bring your LABELS ALIVE. We are passionate about achieving awesome results and will take an active interest in your business: - manufacturing for all industry requirements- diverse print capabilities- over 40 years manufacturing experience- small runs to large industrial quantities- blank and custom printed labels and tagsNeed Inspiration? Explore our custom label solutions or contact us now.
THUMBPRINTS UTD SDN BHD
35
+60 3-6092 6976
Three things you need to know about us:1. Our companys most important assets are our People.2. Since Trust is the basis of our relationships with our people, clients, and suppliers, our core principles of Honesty and Integrity are reinforced at all levels and guided by our Corporate Integrity System. 3. We believe in protecting the environment and take measures to ensure that our printing processes are as safe and as beneficial to our ecosystem.Follow us on:Instagram @thumbprintsunited Facebook @thumbprintsutdsdnbhdYoutube @thumbprintsutd.
GOGOPRINT
46
+65 3159 3042
Gogoprint is Asia Pacifics leading online printing and customization platform for businesses of all sizes. From business stationery and print marketing to large format printing and promotional items, Gogoprint caters to your business needs in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Traditionally, the printing industry has favoured the “big guys” - large corporations with big printing budgets. Printers had little interest in small or medium-sized companies, as their order amounts were too low. Gogoprint was conceived with the objective to fix this problem! On our website, we provide an easy way for customers of all sizes and with all levels of printing knowledge to order online. Our intelligent algorithms then aggregate the orders in the most cost-efficient manner, and subsequently place those bulk orders into the marketplace.Our customers love the convenience, low prices, and delivery speed. Our print partners get better use of their capacity and expand their customer audiences. This simple concept allowed Gogoprint to grow at rapid pace since its very humble beginning in November 2015, when we started to operate in Thailand. In a little over 2 years, the Gogoprint expanded to Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
PRINTLAB
26
+65 6749 0526
At Printlab d.o.o. photography, design and large format digital printing studio, we provide top quality, great prices and fast performance.We wrap your car (Car Wrapping), print on demand (Print On Demand), take care of exterior and interior advertising space or equipment labels, and thats just a part of our offer.Our greatest competitive advantage is superior training and equipment, a personal approach and attention we give you, regardless the size of your order.We are small enough to devote you our time, and large enough to fulfill your every desire. You are welcome to our offices or we will visit you, for an individual personalized consultation. Our team of professionals with extensive experience, and our external collaborators offer you an all-in-one advertising tailored for your business.Place your order - we guarantee you maximum quality.Your PRINTLAB studio!
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Factors Contributing to Growth and Success
The Malaysian government has played a significant role in the growth and success of the printing industry. The government has introduced several initiatives to promote the growth of the industry, including the establishment of a Printing Industry Development Council and the introduction of the National Printing Policy. These initiatives aim to increase investments in the industry, promote innovation and improve the competitiveness of Malaysian printing companies.
Each Industry's Growth and Comparison to Previous Years
The printing industry in Malaysia comprises several sub-sectors, including digital printing, offset printing, and packaging printing. In 2022, the digital printing sector has shown significant growth, with an increase in revenue by 5.7% compared to the previous year. The offset printing sector has also shown growth, with an increase in revenue by 2.4% compared to the previous year. The packaging printing sector has experienced growth by 3.5% compared to the previous year.
Key Trends Including Technological Disruptions
The printing industry in Malaysia has been undergoing a transformation through the adoption of new technologies such as digitalization, automation, and artificial intelligence. These technologies can help to improve productivity, reduce costs, and improve the efficiency of printing operations. The government has introduced several initiatives to promote the adoption of these technologies, such as the establishment of a Digital Printing Cluster and the introduction of the Industry4WRD policy.
Challenges
Despite the growth and success of the printing industry in Malaysia, there are several challenges that the industry faces. One significant challenge is the need to address the high operating costs associated with printing operations, particularly in light of increasing competition from other countries in the region. Additionally, the industry is also facing challenges related to the need for a skilled workforce and the need to address environmental concerns related to sustainability and climate change.
Another significant challenge facing the printing industry in Malaysia is the need to address environmental concerns related to sustainability and climate change. To remain competitive and meet the growing demand for sustainable printing solutions, printing companies must adopt sustainable business practices such as using eco-friendly materials, reducing waste, and adopting energy-efficient processes.
Future Outlook
The future outlook of the printing industry in Malaysia remains positive. The government has introduced several initiatives to address the challenges facing the industry, including the development of policies to promote the adoption of new technologies and the establishment of training and development programs to develop a skilled workforce. Additionally, the government has also introduced policies to promote sustainable business practices.
Looking forward, the printing industry in Malaysia is expected to continue to adapt to changing consumer preferences and embrace new technologies to remain competitive in the global marketplace. The adoption of new technologies such as digitalization, automation, and artificial intelligence, as well as the development of a skilled workforce, are expected to drive further growth and transformation in the industry. Additionally, the promotion of sustainable business practices will be important factors in driving the industry's success in the future.
To remain competitive in the global marketplace, printing companies in Malaysia must continue to invest in new technologies and processes that can help them improve their productivity and efficiency. For instance, digital printing technology has the potential to transform the industry by reducing lead times, minimizing waste, and enabling more flexible and personalized printing solutions.
In addition, the printing industry in Malaysia must also focus on developing a skilled workforce that can meet the evolving needs of the industry. This can be achieved through the establishment of training and development programs that can help employees acquire the necessary skills to operate and maintain new printing equipment and technologies.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the printing industry in Malaysia is a vital sector of the economy that has experienced steady growth in recent years. The government's initiatives to promote the growth and development of the industry, coupled with the adoption of new technologies and sustainable business practices, will be critical factors in driving the industry's success in the future. As the industry continues to evolve and adapt to changing consumer preferences and emerging technologies, printing companies in Malaysia must remain agile and innovative to remain competitive in the global marketplace.